What’s on at UTS Open Education Week 2025
OEWeek is back again in 2025! Find out more about what's happening as we celebrate open education at UTS.
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How to manage short extensions in Canvas
Answers to queries on managing automated short extensions with our new Assignment Extension tool in Canvas.
Secure your assessment design with our new GenAI Canvas modules
Canvas modules on GenAI are now available for UTS staff – one as an introductory course, the other to explore assessment design strategies.
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Microsoft Office 365: Teams, tips, and training
New to Microsoft Office365? There’s plenty to explore, read on to find out some of the ways it can make your life simpler.
The Power of Polling: feedback in a flash
Polling tools provide quick and easy ways to gauge interest, understanding and obtain feedback from your students in class.
All about Explorable Explanations
Explorable explanations are a great way to delve into complex ideas and help students understand them. Learn more here about explorable explanations and the tools you can use to create them.
Design made simple with Canva
Evolve your dinosaur designs. Use Canva to create 21st century graphics for teaching and learning with access to free fonts, photographs and templates.
A quick guide to filming with mobile devices
Can't get to the tech showcase at the Casual Academics Conference? No problem, we've got you covered...
Honest assessments: how to use Turnitin
Don't wait until assessment period starts, take a look at this post now to learn the basics of using Turnitin for assignments.
Collaboration Week at the LX.lab is almost here!
Collaboration Week is a dedicated week that gives staff the chance to drop by, ask questions, and learn about using collaborative tools and practices to enhance student and team experiences from different experts across UTS. Such collaborative tools include but are not limited to Microsoft teams, Planner, polling platforms...
Tinker Kits for engaging, future-focused learning
Tinker kits are a great way to foster data and digital literacy in your students. Here are some examples of how to use them and information on how you can get your hands on one for your subject.
SPARKPLUS: Your Self and Peer Assessment Resource Kit
How can you use SPARKPLUS to ensure fairness and equity in group work? Find out more with this recap from this year’s LX.lab Technology Showcase.
Town Hall meeting 13 September: Improving students’ English language capability
All staff are invited to the second of this year’s teaching and learning Town Hall meetings. This month’s topic is improving students’ English language capability.
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